HTC may be acquired by Lenovo: Report

HTC may be next among the telecom handset vendors in line for a big-ticket acquisition. If reports are to be believed, Taiwanese maker HTC is already in talks with Chinese manufacturer Lenovo either for an outright sale, or a manufacturing tie-up. Internet media is abuzz with reports of some...

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Big Data new favourite in decision making: Study

Even as adoption of Big Data technology is on the rise to make better business decisions, companies are also concerned about lack of skilled workforce to keep pace with the rate of IT innovation, a study by IT firm EMC said. According to the study, 91% respondents from India said decisions in...

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CA Technologies launches free IT resources monitoring tool

 IT management firm CA Technologies launched a free version of 'CA Nimsoft Monitor', which helps companies monitor their IT resources and servers, for small businesses in the country.  The new version, CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap, supports monitoring for up to 30 devices. The premium version...

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Google to launch Chromebooks in India on Oct 17

Over two years after introducing them in the US, Google on Thursday announced that Chromebooks would be available in India from October 17. Chromebooks are light and portable laptops that are powered by Google's Chrome OS instead of Microsoft Windows.  Google said that initially HP and...

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First look: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

Remember when people used personal computers - desktops and laptops - to check email, view video and keep tabs on Facebook? Back in that far-away era, I'd have several windows open for Web browsers, a word processor, a photo editor and sometimes a reader for PDF documents. I miss that capability...

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Samsung India cuts prices of Galaxy S4 Mini, S III

 Just weeks after launching the Galaxy Note 3 phablet, Samsung has cut the prices of its Galaxy S III and Galaxy S4 mini smartphones. Galaxy S4 Mini, the smaller version of Galaxy S4, can now be purchased at Rs 23,360 from the website. It was launched in India this June at Rs 27,999. This...

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Nasscom shortlists 332 firms for startup programme

IT-ITeS industry body Nasscom has shortlisted 332 startups out of 4,000 applications that it received under a programme to support budding technology companies. These companies were invited at Pitch sessions conducted at Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata where about 300 firms made...

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Samsung Galaxy Trend, Star Pro launched in India

 Samsung has launched two new smartphones in the sub-Rs 10,000 segment, Galaxy Trend and Galaxy Star Pro. Both the phones have been listed on the company's official India website.  The Galaxy Trend has been priced at Rs 8,260, while Galaxy Star Pro costs Rs 6,730.  The all-new...

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Samsung’s curved phone is high on hype, low on value

On Wednesday, Samsung unveiled Galaxy Round, a phone with a curved screen. The company is calling it world's first phone with a curved screen, which sounds impressive. But the Korean firm neither provided details on how the curved screen would meaningfully help users nor explained what its...

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GE goes big on ‘Industrial Internet‘

General Electric announced partnerships with AT&T, Cisco Systems and Intel to expand its 'Industrial Internet' service that allows its customers to analyze data and predict outcomes.  The service helps customers analyze industrial 'big data'- data so large that it is difficult to process...

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India may have 91 mn social media users by year-end: Report

The number of social media users are expected to grow 17 per cent to reach 91 million in urban India by December 2013, on the back of rising Internet penetration due to increasing affordability of smartphones and availability of cost effective data plans.  The number of social media users...

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Spice opens exclusive Android stores with free Wi-Fi

While Apple has exclusive stores that can give consumers a taste of iPhones and iPads even if they are just checking out the devices and not buying them, people looking to get an Android phone often have to rely on the advice of phone dealers. Spice Mobility, a company that also sells Android phones,...

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BSNL, MTNL must invest in R&D: Security agency

The National Security Council Secretariat wants to make it mandatory for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd to invest in R&D to reduce dependence on imports and also develop a vibrant telecom products ecosystem in the country.  The NSCS is India's apex security...

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Soon, change TV channels through your tweets

Twitter unveiled a partnership with Comcast and its NBCUniversal unit that allows television viewers to tune in to a show or change channels directly from a tweet.  The deal, which could also be expanded to other television or video producers, uses a "See It" button integrated in a tweet...

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